Nicole Miller

The nagging ringing of a cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man-with a lot of loose ends. So begins "Dead Man's Cell Phone," a wildly imaginative new dark comedy by MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl presented in the Niles West Black Box Theatre at 5701 W. Oakton, Skokie.

Performances are 4 p.m. on Thursday, November 6; 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 7; and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 8. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students, senior citizens and children. Call the Box Office at (847) 626-2633 or visit

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